The Portland daily press., 1887-10-17
PERSONAL.


Gov. Bodwell is on a trip to New York and
st. Louis.
Mr. ii. B. Brown, the artist, has returned
to the city for the winter
Hon. A. A. Strout and wife are at the Fall
mouth Hotel.
FRANK Torrance, acting manager of the
Redmund-Barry company, is at the United
States Hotel.
Rev. Mr.. Crosley, of the Church of the
Messiah, will attend the general convention
OF Uniyersalists, to be held in New York
city this week.
Percy A. Knight, class of SO. Bowdoin
College, left his home a few days lago, to ac-
cept position ON the cleveland, o.. Plain
dealer
Mr.. Charles e. Adams, formerly clerk at
the Falmouth Hotel, and now at the Grand
Central Hotel, New York, arrived in town
Saturday.
Joseph III. Wentworth, treasurer of the
Western Union Telegraph Company at Bos-
ton, formerly of this city, was in Portland
last week.
Charles b. Dennis, agent for the Travel
lers Insurance Company, has arrived with
his family from Pittsburg, Pa, at the Fal-
mouth Hotel, to reside here permanently.
Hon. w. w. Thomas. Jr., ex-U S. Minis
ter to Sweden, was married last Tuesday, to
lady of that country. After short we'd
ding tour, Mr.. Thomas and wife will come
home, arriving in this city about the middle
Of next month
The pupils and friends of DR.. C. C. Rounds
fnrnarlv OriOaina1 of h. II.
NAL School, are to give him complimentary
dinner in Portland Thanksgiving week. DR..
Rounds is principal of the Plymouth, N. H..
school,
Col Orrin McFadden, of Dresden, will
celebrate the 18th anniversary of his escape
from the Confederate army, Oct. 18th. He
was school teacher in the South at the
breaking out of the war, and was obliged
to join the rebel army, but escaped at the
first opportunity and joined the Union army.
Mr.. A. l.. Fox, of the Maine Steamship
Company, was married Thursday forenoon
to Miss M. j. Stone of Bridgton. The cere-
mony was performed at the residence of the
brides father in Bridgton. in the presence of
relatives and immediate friends. They have
the best wishes of all who know them.
The ordination of Mr.. John NJ Foster of
Waterville, who has been designated as mis-
sionary to China by the American Baptist
Missionary Union, will occur at the Baptist
church in Waterville, this evening. The Or
dalning council, composed of delegates from
the neighboring Baptist churches, will as
Semble at the vestry at o'clock. The ordi-
nation sermon in the evening will be deliv-
cred by Rev. A. j. Gordon, d. D., of Boston.
The Cumberland County Educational
Association.
The programme of the Cumberland Coun-
ty Educational Association meeting, to be
held at Woodford's, Deering, Friday and
Saturday, October 2Sth and 10Th, is as fol-
lows:
FRIDAY, 9A.M.
Opening Exercises.
Address of Welcome.
DR.. James p Weston, Deering
Response ,.... Pres. Chas. Fish, Brunswick
Reading of Records, Appointment of Commit
representations in Arithmetic. d. H. Dole. PORT
land; Geo. w. Norton, Saccarappa
Query Box.
2P. NJ.
Teaching Notwithstanding,
Miss Grace ]. Haynes, Gorham
DISCUSSION.
Paper Possibilities in English Composition.
Discussion. Opened by o. r. Cook, Freeport
Query box.
7.30 p. NJ
Lecture-German Schools
Larkin Dunton, LII. d, Boston
SATURDAY, ga. NJ
Election of Officers, etc.
Papers-Temperance Instruction. Miss Jennie NJ.
Colby, Gorham; Miss A. #. Merryman,
Brunswick; Miss Leland Woodfords
Discussion-Opened by IL. L. Berry, Cumberland
Mills.
Paper-Some Cha. acteristics of the Good Teacher
Rev. B. P. Snow, Willard, Cape Elizabeth
Discussion.
1.-THE lady members will be entertained free
and reduced rates will be given the gentle
men at the Preble House and City Hotel.
The programme. as win be seen, promises to
make the two days of the meeting unusually
interesting and instructive to teachers, and
large attendance is expected. This meeting
of the Association now promises to be one
Of the most successful ever held